Throughout the year the tireless campaigners have never stopped their fight, hosting dozens of public rallies, fundraising events, and handed in a petition with more than 130,000 signatures to Number 10 and the department of health - never giving up, even when people said they thought it was a done deal.

The decision to go ahead with the plans was finally made in October - and even then campaigners refused to give up, announcing ‘the gloves are off!’

Since then they have held more fundraising events, had a meeting with a top lawyer and held protest rallies and meetings.